He took off his shirt. Then, he pulled off his shoes and threw them into the crowd. Finally, he ran back to
the court (球場(chǎng)) and saluted (敬禮) the audience.
     This is how Chinese badminton player Lin Dan celebrated his victory over Lee Chongwei (李宗偉) of
Malaysia, who ranked No.1 in the world, on November 21. Lin won the gold in the badminton men'singles final
at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.
     Known as "Super Dan", the 27-year-old Lin is said to be one of the greatest players of his generation. He
won nine top titles between 2002 and 2004. In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he won a gold. He also took home
golds from the 2006 and 2007 World Champiomships.
     Lin is a left-handed player and can cover the court quickly. On the court, Lin plays with a confident and
showy style, which has made some people describe him as "arrogant (傲慢的)". He is also known for his hot
temper (火爆脾氣). While playing in South Korea in 2008, he stopped the match and threw his racket to the
ground to protest (抗議) line calls.

1. Why did Dan take off his shirt, pull off his shoes and throw them into the crowed?

A. The weather there was too hot.
B. He was happy, because he defeated LeeChongwei of Malaysia.
C. He was protesting line calls.
D. He just wanted to cheer the audience.

2. What is Lin Dan known as?

A. He is known as "Super Dan".
B. He is known as "Hot temper".
C. he is known as "Arrogant".
D. He is known as "Greatest player".

3. Why did he throw his racket to the ground, while playing in South Korea in 2008?

A. He was too arrogant.
B. He was too happy.
C. He protested line calls.
D. he has hot temper.

     My name is Tom Read and I’m an English teacher. I have a brother. His name is Mike Read. He is a policeman. I have a sister. She’s a driver. We call her Ann. We have breakfast at home usually. I have light breakfast, but my brother has a big breakfast. Ann has only a glass of milk.
     I usually leave the house at eight fifty in the morning and go to work at nine o’clock. I work at school. I work hard all morning and for lunch at about twelve thirty. I come back home at five forty-five. My sister comes back earlier. My brother is often late. He’s too busy.

1.What is my sister’s name? ___________.

A. Her name is Mike.      
B. Her name is Tom.
C. Her name is Read.
D. Her name is Ann Read.

2.Where do we usually have our breakfast? __________.

A. At school.    
B. At home.
C. Under the tree.
D. In the factory.

3. Tom goes for lunch at about _________.

A. 8:50
B. 9:00
C. 12:30
D.5:45

4.”I work hard all morning”中”work”意思是___________.

A 工作困難
B.艱難工作
C. 努力工作
D. 工作小心

5._________ often comes back home late.

A. Tom
B. Mike
C. Ann
D. Read

         You have to admit(承認(rèn))Jay Chou who is extremely popular nowadays. His latest album "November's Chopin" has gotten published for several
months. But, if you are really fond of him and his works, you should be
aware of something about him before he got his fame.
        As a child, Jay Chou was never too good at school courses, and when he couldn't enter any college, a lot of people predicted (預(yù)言) that he wouldn't
have much potential in the future: His room always worried about his future, but he never did. "I knew I still had music to depend on. It is for nay musical
talent that I'm so sure of myself" he recalls. Growing up in a single-parent
family, Jay lived a lonely childhood. Without many friends, he had a hobby of daydreaming, imaging himself into the world of music.
        So how did Jay get in music? At the age of three, he started learning to
play the piano. He recalls his mother being very strict and making .sure he
practiced enough. ,Later, he learned to play the cello(大提琴). Today, both of them are the instruments that he plays at a superior level.
        With all the musical talent, it isn't surprising that Jay started out as a
songwriter. Since the age of sixteen, he has been writing songs for many
popular singers. Today, he has already written for some of the most popular Asian singers, including Coco Lee, Jacky Wu(吳宗憲), Valen Hsu (許茹蕓), Power Station(動(dòng)力火車(chē)), etc.

判斷正誤,A．一正確；B一錯(cuò)誤

（     ）1．Jay Chou is a very successful singer now.
（     ）2．Jay Chou did very well in all his subjects when he was a child.
（     ）3．A lot of people th0ught that Jay Chou would have a great
success in the future when he was a child.
（     ）4．Jay Ch6ulived a Very happy childhood because his parents both
loved him very much.
（     ）5．He is not only a singer but also a songwriter.

     How can you tell (分辨) the twin sisters of Singaporean pop group By2 apart? The secret is in their
hairstyle: the one with bangs (劉海) is the younger sister, Yumi, and the one without is the elder sister,
Miko. Miko and Yumi look almost the same. But Miko is quiet and Yumi is more outgoing.
     The sisters became singers when they were only 15. In 2007 they won a talent competition (才藝
比賽) and signed (簽約) with a recording company (唱片公司).
     Earlier this month, By2 released their new single Red Dragonfly (《紅蜻蜓》). The song is No.1
on many music charts (排行榜). By2 made their debut (初次露面) in 2008 on the Internet and has
released three albums since then. Many of their songs are popular among teenagers (青少年) such as
I Know and Buy, Buy, Buy.
     By2 now lives in Taipei. They went to cities like Tokyo and Beijing for trainings in singing and dance.
" We learnt about different cultures in these cities. This is something that most of our friends could not
learn from books." They said.

1. By2 comes from _____.

A. China
B. Japan
C. Singapore

2. From the passage we know that the one with bangs is _____.

A. more popular
B. more outgoing
C. quieter

3. The twins were born (出生) in _____.

A. 1990
B. 1992
C. 2007

4. According to the passage, _____ like the twins most.

A. young people
B. old people
C. middle-aged people

5. The twins had singing and dance training in _____.

A. big cities
B. Taipei
C. Shanghai

     Ai Fukuhara (福原愛(ài))，the Japanese table tennis star, was born on Nov.11, 1988. She started
playing ping-pong when she was three. At that time, she was too small. She couldn’t see over the
tabletop (桌面). She had to stand on boxes to play against adults (成人) in exhibition (展覽) matches.
     Now she is a very famous player. But she still works very hard and she practices for five hours a
day during the week after morning school lessons and eight hours a day at the weekend.
In May 2003, Fukuhara made the quarterfinals (四分之一決賽) of the World Championships.
     At the age of 15, she was the youngest player for Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. She joined
the Liaoning Club in 2005."I hope I can learn from my Chinese teammates and improve (改善) my
preparation for the 2012 Olympics."said Ai Fukuhara.

1.請(qǐng)?jiān)趧澗�句子中找出失去爆破的一個(gè)單詞。
    _______________.
2.Ai Fukuhara is a pingpong_______________.
3.She plays_______________Japanese table tennis team .
4.She is too_______________to reach the tabletop,when she was three.
5.She usually practices _______________hours from Monday to Friday.

     Do you hear of Uncle Sam? Who is Uncle Sam? Where does he come from? What does he look
like? Well, Uncle Sam is not a real person. It was made sometime during the War of 1812 to symbolize
the United States of America. Where does the name come from? No one is really sure, but most people
think he was named after Samuel Wilson.
     Samuel Wilson was born in Massachusetts in 1766. he moved to New York, where he became a
meat supplier(供應(yīng)商). There, he put meat into barrels(桶)to send to the American government then
to the United States army. The barrels of meat were marked with the letters "U.S." to show that they
came from the United States. One story says that the soldiers jokingly called the meat supplier "Uncle
Sam" to talk about the letters on the barrels. So when people talked about Uncle Sam, they mean "the
American government", because the meat came from the American government.
     Uncle Sam seems to show up just about everywhere today. Some places you might want to look
for him are television, newspapers, magazines, and history books. He has even shown up in cartoons!
The one place you probably won’t see him is at your next family dinner!